Medical Marijuana Advocates Bypassing Traditional Approval, Effectiveness Regulations
NPR continues its examination of medical marijuana: "Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have launched a medical experiment that doesn't follow any of the rules of science. By approving the use of marijuana as a medicine - with varying kinds of restrictions - these jurisdictions are bypassing the federal government's elaborate processes for approving medicines.""That's highly unusual. In fact, it's only happened once in recent memory: In the late 1970s, about half the states legalized the use of laetrile, an extract of apricot pits, as a cancer treatment. At least 50,000 cancer patients took it before it was exposed as totally useless" (Knox, 6/14). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.
